EP1013559B1 - Method and apparatus for filling containers with articles or bulk material at a filling station - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for filling containers with articles or bulk material at a filling station Download PDF

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EP1013559B1
EP1013559B1 EP99125479A EP99125479A EP1013559B1 EP 1013559 B1 EP1013559 B1 EP 1013559B1 EP 99125479 A EP99125479 A EP 99125479A EP 99125479 A EP99125479 A EP 99125479A EP 1013559 B1 EP1013559 B1 EP 1013559B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/54—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
    • B65B43/59—Means for supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation vertically movable
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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    • B65B43/42—Feeding or positioning bags, boxes, or cartons in the distended, opened, or set-up state; Feeding preformed rigid containers, e.g. tins, capsules, glass tubes, glasses, to the packaging position; Locating containers or receptacles at the filling position; Supporting containers or receptacles during the filling operation
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  • the invention relates to a method and an arrangement for Filling containers with articles or bulk goods in one Filling station with a hopper, with the top open Containers fed along a conveyor line and along one subsequent separate container drive in the immediate Individual area in front of the filling station and in the filling station fed and in the filling station in a filling position be positioned under the hopper, and after a Filling removed from the filling position and if necessary on the output side of the conveyor line, according to the preambles of claims 1, 3, 6 and 9.
  • the containers are in the area the picking machine handover via a constantly running Conveyor belt moves.
  • the separation of the incoming containers is arranged by a clamping device in front of the transfer station accomplishes whichever is the foremost container detected and only continue to run shortly before the filling station becomes free leaves.
  • a second clamping device on both sides of the conveyor belt the incoming container is detected and until the end of the Fills in the correct position. Subsequently the filled container is released from the continuously driven conveyor belt frictionally carried and out transported to the transfer area.
  • the disadvantage is that the hopper is comparatively high or must be arranged incompactly in the filling station in order Arrange and fill containers of different heights below to be able to, the arrangement is variable for different Lay out container heights. For containers with a low container height the serious disadvantage arises that products or bulk goods can fall apart during filling.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a method and an arrangement of the type mentioned at the beginning, in which which is a collapse of products or the like reliably avoided when filling with the help of simple measures becomes.
  • the essence of the invention is that the container along the container drive Height-adjustable feed into the filling station and regardless of the container height in a given Distance between the top of the container and the fixed one Bottom of the hopper in the filling position under the hopper be positioned.
  • the method according to the invention is advantageously further developed in that at least the container height one on the Incoming conveyor line or in the container drive Container by a detection or identification device (Barcode reading, transponder reading, photocell, etc.) is recognized.
  • a detection or identification device Barcode reading, transponder reading, photocell, etc.
  • the recognized container can preferably contain the container separated from the other container height, especially laterally are eliminated.
  • a particularly expedient method provides that the container in the container drive on the container collar.
  • the containers can be moved into or out of the container drive Bias tapes or guides introduced or rejected become.
  • the height difference or slope of the bias tapes or guides according to the height offset of the container can a variant of the invention can be set.
  • a vertically displaceable horizontal belt section be set flush.
  • the container drive is preferably driven continuously, and the containers in the filling station during a Filling subjected to a vibration clamp, with preference the containers are pre-clamped immediately before the filling station.
  • the containers are preferably raised slightly.
  • the method according to the invention is preferably implemented characterized in that in an arrangement with a conveyor line to Filling containers with articles or bulk goods in one Filling station with a filling funnel in a first basic Variant of the invention either an overall height-adjustable or height-adjustable container drive in the area the filling station is provided on which the container are supported on the bottom and / or guided laterally, or In a second variant of the invention, a fixed container drive is provided in the area of the filling station, in which the Containers on the container collar are taken to a low Distance from the top of the container to the filling funnel when filling to set up.
  • the height-adjustable container drive has at least one inclined, the sloping entrance area, a horizontal, height-adjustable middle area and a has an inclined exit area that is adjustable in the slope, the horizontal central area of the hopper assigned.
  • the container drive can be a single one circulating conveyor belt or two side toothed belts with fixed end rollers and in the horizontal middle area have height and length adjustable pulleys.
  • the container bundle takeover by the container drive can preferably two in a row arranged rotating individual drives, each with a drive unit be provided, the single drive the entrance area and the other single drive the filling area and possibly the exit area of the filling station assigned.
  • the aforementioned individual drives exist in particular in each case from an inclined section and a horizontal section, wherein the horizontal sections of both individual drives on each other mangled.
  • the rising inclined section of the single drive of the entrance area can be assigned a sloping conveyor section be on which the containers until a bundle takeover support by the ascending sloping section.
  • the sloping sloping section of the single drive of the exit area can be assigned a rising conveyor belt section be on which is due to the sloping sloping section filled container held on the collar at one Support the outlet on the bottom again and be taken over.
  • a vibrating clamping device is preferably in the filling station intended. There is one immediately in front of the filling station Pre-clamping device, where also a container identification device can be provided.
  • the hopper expediently has a flat, preferably short riser for filling the funnel with articles or bulk goods.
  • a second clamping device which detects the incoming container and it until the end holds the filling in the correct position and shakes, the shaking by a pneumatic cylinder in the longitudinal direction.
  • a rotating chain drive can in the immediate area before, in or after the filling station be provided.
  • the rotating toothed belt with coating or conveyor belt or chain is preferred on both sides of the conveyor line attached, and it's the distance between the parallel ones Toothed belt with coating or conveyor belt to the container size adjusted so that continuous moving is made possible in the conveying direction.
  • the containers can, arranged in the longitudinal or transverse direction, be longitudinally offset in the conveying direction.
  • the drive unit of the toothed belt with coating or The conveyor belt is preferably an electric motor.
  • Another embodiment variant provides that the supply or laxative conveyor technology as a driving accumulation roller conveyor or belt conveyor or and / or friction accumulator with stopper or Clamping can be carried out.
  • pre-clamping is dispensed with, the arrangement as a whole can be built in a shorter length. Instead of pre-clamping then clocked drive motors are provided.
  • the drawing comprises an arrangement for feeding and filling of containers A, B, C, D with articles or bulk goods in a filling station 1 with a filling funnel 2 on the input and output sides a known conveyor line 3, wherein containers A, B, C, D open at the top along a conveyor path 3, for example in the manner of an accumulation roller conveyor, using a stopper 30 can be stowed.
  • the containers B, C according to FIG. 1 have a larger container height h 'than the container A, which is the small container height h owns.
  • the containers A, B, C, D have on the top a covenant 6.
  • the conveyor section 3 on the input side closes immediately before, in and after the filling station a fixed, not height-adjustable container drive 4.
  • the containers A, B, C, D are height-adjustable along the container drive 4 can be fed into the filling station 1 and are independent of the container height h, h 'in a given Distance a between the top of the container and the fixed one Bottom of the hopper in the filling position under the Hopper 2 positioned.
  • the container drive 4 is composed of two arranged one behind the other rotating individual drives 11, 12 each with one Drive unit 13, 14 together in the form of electric motors, one single drive 11 the entrance area and the other Single drive 12 the filling area and the exit area is assigned to the filling station 1.
  • the individual drives 11, 12 each consist of an inclined section S1 or S2 and a horizontal section H1 or H2, the horizontal sections H1, H2 of both individual drives 11, 12 facing each other.
  • the rising inclined section S1 of the single drive 11 of the The entrance area is a sloping conveyor belt section 13 assigned on which the containers A, B, C, D up to one Bundle takeover by the ascending sloping section S1 support.
  • the sloping inclined section S2 of the individual drive 12 of the The starting area is a rising conveyor belt section 14 assigned on which is by the sloping sloping section filled container A, B, C, D held on the collar 6 support and take over again at the bottom on a spout become.
  • a vibrating clamping device 15 a pneumatic drive cylinder provided, the one Executes shaking in the longitudinal or conveying direction, after a container C is clamped in the Filling position according to Figure 8 by drawing in from the side Pneumatic cylinders 31 from the position shown in Figure 7.
  • Upper movable jaws 32 then clamp the collar 6 laterally of the container C together on both sides, the container approx. 3mm high.
  • the geometry according to FIG. 8 is so far not shown in terms of construction.
  • At least the container height h, h 'one on the conveyor line 3 arriving or in the container drive 4 container A, B, C, D is determined by the aforementioned recognition or identification device (barcode reading, transponder reading, Photocell, etc.) recognized.
  • the hopper 2 has a flat short riser 16 for Fill the funnel 2 with articles or bulk goods.
  • the container drive 4 is driven continuously.
  • a Height-adjustable container drive 4 in the area of the filling station 1 be provided on which the container A, B, C, D on the bottom side are supported and / or guided laterally.
  • the height-adjustable container drive 4 has at least one sloping, in the slope 7 adjustable entrance area, a horizontal, height-adjustable middle area and an inclined exit area which can be adjusted in the incline 8, the horizontal central area of the hopper 2 is assigned.
  • This container drive 4 can, for example, be a single rotating one Conveyor belt or two lateral toothed belts with fixed space
  • Have end rollers and the horizontal middle area have height and length adjustable pulleys 9. 10. This allows different heights of a horizontal one Middle range with constant toothed belt circumferential length to adjust. If the middle area is long, the height difference is low to the end rolls. If the middle section is short, the height difference is big.
  • Bias binding can be completely dispensed with and only a horizontal (central) section can be provided, which, as well as a container on it, is facing down or clocked up or shifted in height to adjust the distance a when filling, and by a filling to cycle the container back to the initial level, z. B. by using actuators and height control of photocells.

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The method involves moving open containers (A,B,C) along a conveyor path (1), along a separate drive in the immediate vicinity of the filling station (1) and individually into the filling station, positioning them beneath a fill hopper (2) in the station, removing them after filling and returning them to the conveyor path. The containers are individually fed along the pref. continuously operated container drive into the station with a height adjustment and positioned with a defined distance between the top of the container and the filler hopper irrespective of container height. An Independent claim is also included for an arrangement for filling containers.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Anordnung zum Befüllen von Behältern mit Artikeln oder Schüttgut in einer Füllstation mit einem Fülltrichter, wobei die oben offenen Behälter längs einer Förderstrecke zugeführt und längs eines sich anschließenden separaten Behältertriebs im unmittelbaren Bereich vor der Füllstation und in der Füllstation vereinzelt zugeführt und in der Füllstation in einer Füllstellung unter dem Fülltrichter positioniert werden, und nach einem Befüllen aus der Füllstellung abgeführt und gegebenenfalls ausgangsseitig der Förderstrecke wieder zugeleitet werden, gemäss den Oberbegriffen der Ansprüche 1, 3, 6 und 9.The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for Filling containers with articles or bulk goods in one Filling station with a hopper, with the top open Containers fed along a conveyor line and along one subsequent separate container drive in the immediate Individual area in front of the filling station and in the filling station fed and in the filling station in a filling position be positioned under the hopper, and after a Filling removed from the filling position and if necessary on the output side of the conveyor line, according to the preambles of claims 1, 3, 6 and 9.

Nach einem derartigen, dem Anmelder bekannten Stand der Technik werden die Behälter im Bereich der Kommissionierautomatübergabe über einen stetig laufenden Fördergurt bewegt. Die Vereinzelung der ankommenden Behälter wird durch eine vor der Übergabestation angeordnete Klemmvorrichtung bewerkstelligt, welche den jeweils vordersten Behälter erfaßt und erst kurz vor Freiwerden der Füllstation weiterlaufen läßt. Direkt unter dem der ersten Klemmvorrichtung nachgeordneten Füll- bzw. Übergabetrichter befindet sich beidseits des Fördergurts eine zweite Klemmvorrichtung, die den ankommenden Behälter erfaßt und ihn bis zm Abschluß der Befüllung in der richtigen Position festhält. Anschließend wird der befüllte Behälter losgelassen, vom kontinuierlich angetriebenen Fördergurt reibschlüssig mitgenommen und aus dem Übergabebereich transportiert.According to such a prior art known to the applicant, the containers are in the area the picking machine handover via a constantly running Conveyor belt moves. The separation of the incoming containers is arranged by a clamping device in front of the transfer station accomplishes whichever is the foremost container detected and only continue to run shortly before the filling station becomes free leaves. Just below that of the first clamp downstream hopper is located a second clamping device on both sides of the conveyor belt the incoming container is detected and until the end of the Fills in the correct position. Subsequently the filled container is released from the continuously driven conveyor belt frictionally carried and out transported to the transfer area.

Von Nachteil ist, daß der Fülltrichter vergleichsweise hoch bzw. inkompakt in der Füllstation angeordnet werden muß, um unterschiedlich hohe Behälter darunter anordnen und befüllen zu können, will man die Anordnung variabel für unterschiedliche Behälterhöhen auslegen. Bei Behältern mit geringer Behälterhöhe ergibt sich dabei der gravierende Nachteil, daß Produkte bzw. Schüttgut beim Befüllen danebenfallen kann.The disadvantage is that the hopper is comparatively high or must be arranged incompactly in the filling station in order Arrange and fill containers of different heights below to be able to, the arrangement is variable for different Lay out container heights. For containers with a low container height the serious disadvantage arises that products or bulk goods can fall apart during filling.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist die Schaffung eines Verfahrens und einer Anordnung der eingangs genannten Art, bei welchem bzw. welcher ein Danebenfallen von Produkten oder dergleichen beim Befüllen mit Hilfe einfacher Maßnahmen zuverlässig vermieden wird.The object of the invention is to provide a method and an arrangement of the type mentioned at the beginning, in which which is a collapse of products or the like reliably avoided when filling with the help of simple measures becomes.

Gelöst wird die der Erfindung zugrundeliegende Aufgabe durch Verfahren der im Anspruch 1 und Anspruch 3 angegebenen Art sowie durch Anordnungen der im Anspruch 6 und Anspruch 9 angegebenen Art.The object on which the invention is based is achieved by Method of the type specified in claim 1 and claim 3 and by Arrangements of those specified in claim 6 and claim 9 Art.

Vorteilhaft weitergebildet wird der Erfindungsgegenstand durch die Merkmale der restlichen Ansprüche.The subject of the invention is advantageously further developed by the features of the remaining claims.

Wesen der Erfindung ist, daß die Behälter längs des Behältertriebs höhenversetzbar in die Füllstation vereinzelt zugeführt und unabhängig von der Behälterhöhe in einem vorgegebenen Abstand zwischen der Behälteroberseite und der festen Fülltrichterunterseite in der Füllstellung unter dem Fülltrichter positioniert werden.The essence of the invention is that the container along the container drive Height-adjustable feed into the filling station and regardless of the container height in a given Distance between the top of the container and the fixed one Bottom of the hopper in the filling position under the hopper be positioned.

Vorteilhaft weitergebildet wird das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren dadurch, daß zumindest die Behälterhöhe eines auf der Förderstrecke ankommenden oder sich im Behältertrieb befindlichen Behälters durch eine Erkennungs- bzw. Identifizierungseinrichtung (Barcode-Ablesung, Transponderlesung, Fotozelle, etc.) erkannt wird.The method according to the invention is advantageously further developed in that at least the container height one on the Incoming conveyor line or in the container drive Container by a detection or identification device (Barcode reading, transponder reading, photocell, etc.) is recognized.

Über eine Steuerungseinrichtung kann die Höhenversetzung des Behälters durch Höhenverstellung des Behältertriebs eingestellt werden.The height offset of the Container adjusted by height adjustment of the container drive become.

Bei Abweichung einer in der Steuerungseinrichtung eingestellten Behälterhöhe kann bevorzugt der erkannte Behälter mit der anderen Behälterhöhe separiert, insbesondere seitlich ausgeschieden, werden.If there is a deviation from one set in the control device The recognized container can preferably contain the container separated from the other container height, especially laterally are eliminated.

Ein besonders zweckmäßiges Verfahren sieht vor, daß die Behälter im Behältertrieb am Behälterbund übernommen werden.A particularly expedient method provides that the container in the container drive on the container collar.

Die Behälter können in den bzw. aus dem Behältertrieb über Schrägbänder oder -führungen eingeleitet bzw. ausgeleitet werden.The containers can be moved into or out of the container drive Bias tapes or guides introduced or rejected become.

Die Höhendifferenz bzw. Schräge der Schrägbänder oder -führungen entsprechend der Höhenversetzung der Behälter kann in einer Erfindungsvariante eingestellt werden.The height difference or slope of the bias tapes or guides according to the height offset of the container can a variant of the invention can be set.

Zwischen den zugewandten Enden der Schrägbänder kann in einer weiteren Variante ein vertikal versetzbarer Horizontalbandabschnitt bündig eingestellt werden.Between the facing ends of the bias binding can be in one another variant, a vertically displaceable horizontal belt section be set flush.

Bevorzugt wird der Behältertrieb kontinuierlich angetrieben, und es werden die Behälter in der Füllstation während eines Befüllens einer Rüttelklemmung unterzogen, wobei bevorzugt die Behälter unmittelbar vor der Füllstation vorgeklemmt werden.The container drive is preferably driven continuously, and the containers in the filling station during a Filling subjected to a vibration clamp, with preference the containers are pre-clamped immediately before the filling station.

Bei einer Rüttelklemmung und gegebenenfalls einer Vorklemmung werden bevorzugt die Behälter geringfügig angehoben.In the case of a jogger clamp and possibly a pre-clamp the containers are preferably raised slightly.

Realisiert wird das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren vorzugsweise dadurch, daß bei einer Anordnung mit einer Förderstrecke zum Befüllen von Behältern mit Artikeln oder Schüttgut in einer Füllstation mit einem Fülltrichter in einer ersten grundsätzlichen Erfindungsvariante entweder ein insgesamt höhenversetzbarer bzw. in der Höhe einstellbarer Behältertrieb im Bereich der Füllstation vorgesehen ist, auf dem die Behälter bodenseitig abgestützt und/oder seitlich geführt sind, oder in einer zweiten Erfindungsvariante ein raumfester Behältertrieb im Bereich der Füllstation vorgesehen ist, bei dem die Behälter am Behälterbund übernommen werden, um einen niedrigen Abstand der Behälteroberseite zum Fülltrichter beim Befüllen einzurichten.The method according to the invention is preferably implemented characterized in that in an arrangement with a conveyor line to Filling containers with articles or bulk goods in one Filling station with a filling funnel in a first basic Variant of the invention either an overall height-adjustable or height-adjustable container drive in the area the filling station is provided on which the container are supported on the bottom and / or guided laterally, or In a second variant of the invention, a fixed container drive is provided in the area of the filling station, in which the Containers on the container collar are taken to a low Distance from the top of the container to the filling funnel when filling to set up.

Bei der ersten Erfindungsvariante kann vorgesehen sein, daß der höhenversetzbare Behältertrieb zumindest einen schrägen, in der Schräge verstellbaren Eingangsbereich, einen horizontalen, in der Höhe verstellbaren Mittelbereich und einen schrägen, in der Schräge verstellbaren Ausgangsbereich besitzt, wobei der horizontale Mittelbereich dem Fülltrichter zugeordnet ist. Hierbei kann der Behältertrieb einen einzigen umlaufenden Fördergurt oder zwei seitliche Zahnriemen mit raumfesten Endrollen aufweisen und beim horizontalen Mittelbereich höhen- und längsverstellbare Umlenkrollen besitzen.In the first variant of the invention it can be provided that the height-adjustable container drive has at least one inclined, the sloping entrance area, a horizontal, height-adjustable middle area and a has an inclined exit area that is adjustable in the slope, the horizontal central area of the hopper assigned. Here, the container drive can be a single one circulating conveyor belt or two side toothed belts with fixed end rollers and in the horizontal middle area have height and length adjustable pulleys.

Bei der zweiten Erfindungsvariante der Behälterbundübernahme durch den Behältertrieb können bevorzugt zwei hintereinander angeordnete umlaufende Einzeltriebe mit jeweils einem Antriebsaggregat vorgesehen sein, wobei -der eine Einzeltrieb dem Eingangsbereich und der andere Einzeltrieb dem Füllbereich und gegebenenfalls dem Ausgangsbereich der Füllstation zugeordnet ist.In the second variant of the invention, the container bundle takeover by the container drive can preferably two in a row arranged rotating individual drives, each with a drive unit be provided, the single drive the entrance area and the other single drive the filling area and possibly the exit area of the filling station assigned.

Die vorgenannten Einzeltriebe bestehen insbesondere jeweils aus einem Schrägabschnitt und einem Horizontalabschnitt, wobei die Horizontalabschnitte beider Einzeltriebe aufeinander zugerichtet.The aforementioned individual drives exist in particular in each case from an inclined section and a horizontal section, wherein the horizontal sections of both individual drives on each other mangled.

Dem ansteigenden Schrägabschnitt des Einzeltriebs des Eingangsbereichs kann ein abfallender Förderbandabschnitt zugeordnet sein, auf dem sich die Behälter bis zu einer Bundübernahme durch den ansteigenden Schrägabschnitt abstützen.The rising inclined section of the single drive of the entrance area can be assigned a sloping conveyor section be on which the containers until a bundle takeover support by the ascending sloping section.

Dem abfallenden Schrägabschnitt des Einzeltriebs des Ausgangsbereichs kann ein ansteigender Förderbandabschnitt zugeordnet sein, auf dem sich die durch den abfallenden Schrägabschnitt am Bund gehaltenen gefüllten Behälter bei einem Auslauf wieder bodenseitig abstützen und übernommen werden.The sloping sloping section of the single drive of the exit area can be assigned a rising conveyor belt section be on which is due to the sloping sloping section filled container held on the collar at one Support the outlet on the bottom again and be taken over.

In der Füllstation ist bevorzugt eine Rüttelklemmeinrichtung vorgesehen. Unmittelbar vor der Füllstation befindet sich eine Vorklemmeinrichtung, wo auch eine Behälteridentifizierungseinrichtung vorgesehen sein kann.A vibrating clamping device is preferably in the filling station intended. There is one immediately in front of the filling station Pre-clamping device, where also a container identification device can be provided.

Der Fülltrichter weist zweckmäßigerweise ein flaches vorzugsweise kurzes Steigband zum Befüllen des Trichters mit Artikeln oder Schüttgut auf.The hopper expediently has a flat, preferably short riser for filling the funnel with articles or bulk goods.

Direkt unter dem der ersten Klemmvorrichtung nachgeordneten Fülltrichter befindet sich also eine zweite Klemmvorrichtung, die den ankommenden Behälter erfaßt und ihn bis zum Abschluß der Befüllung in der richtigen Position festhält und rüttelt, wobei die Rüttelung durch einen pneumatischen Zylinder in Längsrichtung erfolgt.Directly below that downstream of the first clamping device There is a second clamping device, which detects the incoming container and it until the end holds the filling in the correct position and shakes, the shaking by a pneumatic cylinder in the longitudinal direction.

Ausgehend von einer zuführenden Fördertechnik wird bevorzugt ein Behälter von einem angetriebenen Zahnriemen mit Beschichtung oder Fördergurt am Bund übernommen und auf eine weitere Fördertechnik mit angetriebenen Zahnriemen mit Beschichtung oder Fördergurt am Bund weitergeführt und dabei eine genaue Positionierung unter dem Fülltrichter gestattet.Starting from a feeding conveyor technology is preferred a container of a driven toothed belt with coating or conveyor belt on the federal government and on another Conveyor technology with driven toothed belts with coating or conveyor belt continued on the federal government and thereby an exact Positioning under the hopper allowed.

In einer weiteren Erfindungvariante kann ein umlaufender Kettentrieb im unmittelbaren Bereich vor, in oder nach der Füllstation vorgesehen sein. In a further variant of the invention, a rotating chain drive can in the immediate area before, in or after the filling station be provided.

Der umlaufende Zahnriemen mit Beschichtung oder Fördergurt oder Kette ist bevorzugt auf beiden Seiten der Förderstrecke angebracht, und es ist der Abstand zwischen den parallelen Zahnriemen mit Beschichtung oder Fördergurt an die Behältergröße dahingehend angepaßt, daß ein kontinuierliches Weiterbewegen in Förderrichtung ermöglicht wird.The rotating toothed belt with coating or conveyor belt or chain is preferred on both sides of the conveyor line attached, and it's the distance between the parallel ones Toothed belt with coating or conveyor belt to the container size adjusted so that continuous moving is made possible in the conveying direction.

Eine Einstellmöglichkeit auf die Behältergeometrie ist gegebenenfalls vorhanden.An adjustment to the container geometry is possible available.

Die Behälter können, in Längs- oder Querrichtung angeordnet, in Förderrichtung längsversetzt werden.The containers can, arranged in the longitudinal or transverse direction, be longitudinally offset in the conveying direction.

Das Antriebsaggregat des Zahnriemens mit Beschichtung oder Fördergurt ist bevorzugt ein Elektromotor.The drive unit of the toothed belt with coating or The conveyor belt is preferably an electric motor.

Durch die geringe erfindungsgemäße Bauhöhe der Anordnung insbesondere durch eine Gefälle nach der zuführenden und einen Anstieg vor der abführenden Fördertechnik kann das Steigband des produktzuführenden Zentralbandes zum Fülltrichter kurz gehalten werden.In particular, due to the low overall height of the arrangement through a gradient after the feed and one The ascending belt can rise before the conveying conveyor technology of the product feed central belt to the hopper short being held.

Eine weitere Ausführungsvariante sieht vor, daß die zu- bzw. abführende Fördertechnik als Treib-Staurollenbahn bzw. Gurtförderer bzw. und/oder Reibstauförderer mit Stopper oder Klemmung ausgeführt werden kann.Another embodiment variant provides that the supply or laxative conveyor technology as a driving accumulation roller conveyor or belt conveyor or and / or friction accumulator with stopper or Clamping can be carried out.

Durch ein Anheben eines Behälters bei einer Rüttelklemmung und/oder einer Vorklemmung wird eine Verschleißen des Fördermediums verhindert.By lifting a container in the event of a jam clamp and / or pre-clamping will wear the fluid prevented.

Wird auf eine Vorklemmung verzichtet, kann die Anordnung insgesamt in einer kürzen Länge gebaut werden. Anstelle der Vorklemmung sind dann getaktete Antriebsmotoren vorgesehen. If pre-clamping is dispensed with, the arrangement as a whole can be built in a shorter length. Instead of pre-clamping then clocked drive motors are provided.

Die Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand eines Ausführungsbeispiels unter Bezugnahme auf die beigefügte Zeichnung näher beschrieben; es zeigen:

Fig. 1
eine Anordnung mit einer Förderstrecke und Füllstation schematisch in einer Seitenansicht mit Darstellung von drei Behältern auf der Eingangsseite,
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die Anordnung nach Figur 1 mit zwei vereinzelten Behältern unmittelbar vor der Füllstation,
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eine schematische Draufsicht auf die Anordnung nach Figur 1 ohne Behälter,
Fig. 4
die Einzelheit vor, in und nach der Füllstation gemäß Figur 1 in einer Vergrößerung,
Fig. 5
die Einzelheit vor, in und nach der Füllstation gemäß Figur 2 in einer Vergrößerung,
Fig. 6
die Einzelheit nach Figur 3 in einer Vergrößerung,
Fig. 7
einen schematischen Querschnitt durch die Füllstation nach Figur 2 vor einer Rüttelklemmung, und
Fig. 8
einen schematischen Querschnitt durch die Füllstation nach Figur 2 in einer Rüttelklemmung.
The invention is described below using an exemplary embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawings; show it:
Fig. 1
an arrangement with a conveyor line and filling station schematically in a side view showing three containers on the input side,
Fig. 2
1 with two individual containers immediately before the filling station,
Fig. 3
2 shows a schematic top view of the arrangement according to FIG. 1 without a container,
Fig. 4
the detail before, in and after the filling station according to Figure 1 in an enlargement,
Fig. 5
the detail before, in and after the filling station according to Figure 2 in an enlargement,
Fig. 6
the detail of Figure 3 in an enlargement,
Fig. 7
2 shows a schematic cross section through the filling station according to FIG. 2 before a vibratory clamp, and
Fig. 8
a schematic cross section through the filling station of Figure 2 in a vibrating clamp.

Gemäß Zeichnung umfaßt eine Anordnung zum Zuführen und Befüllen von Behältern A, B, C, D mit Artikeln oder Schüttgut in einer Füllstation 1 mit einem Fülltrichter 2 ein- und ausgangsseitig eine an sich bekannte Förderstrecke 3, wobei oben offene Behälter A, B, C, D längs einer Förderstrecke 3, beispielweise nach Art einer Staurollenbahn, mittels Stopper 30 gestaut werden. According to the drawing comprises an arrangement for feeding and filling of containers A, B, C, D with articles or bulk goods in a filling station 1 with a filling funnel 2 on the input and output sides a known conveyor line 3, wherein containers A, B, C, D open at the top along a conveyor path 3, for example in the manner of an accumulation roller conveyor, using a stopper 30 can be stowed.

Die Behälter B, C gemäß Figur 1 weisen eine größere Behälterhöhe h' als der Behälter A auf, welcher die kleiner Behälterhöhe h besitzt. Die Behälter A, B, C, D besitzen oberseitig einen Bund 6.The containers B, C according to FIG. 1 have a larger container height h 'than the container A, which is the small container height h owns. The containers A, B, C, D have on the top a covenant 6.

Der eingangsseitigen Förderstrecke 3 schließt sich unmittelbar vor, in und nach der Füllstation ein raumfester, nicht höhenverstellbarer Behältertrieb 4 an.The conveyor section 3 on the input side closes immediately before, in and after the filling station a fixed, not height-adjustable container drive 4.

Die Behälter A, B, C, D sind längs des Behältertriebs 4 höhenversetzbar in die Füllstation 1 vereinzelt zuführbar und werden unabhängig von der Behälterhöhe h, h' in einem vorgegebenen Abstand a zwischen der Behälteroberseite und der festen Fülltrichterunterseite in der Füllstellung unter dem Fülltrichter 2 positioniert.The containers A, B, C, D are height-adjustable along the container drive 4 can be fed into the filling station 1 and are independent of the container height h, h 'in a given Distance a between the top of the container and the fixed one Bottom of the hopper in the filling position under the Hopper 2 positioned.

Der Behältertrieb 4 setzt sich aus zwei hintereinander angeordneten umlaufenden Einzeltrieben 11, 12 mit jeweils einem Antriebsaggregat 13, 14 in Form von Elektromotoren zusammen, wobei der eine Einzeltrieb 11 dem Eingangsbereich und der andere Einzeltrieb 12 dem Füllbereich und dem Ausgangsbereich der Füllstation 1 zugeordnet ist.The container drive 4 is composed of two arranged one behind the other rotating individual drives 11, 12 each with one Drive unit 13, 14 together in the form of electric motors, one single drive 11 the entrance area and the other Single drive 12 the filling area and the exit area is assigned to the filling station 1.

Die Einzeltriebe 11, 12 bestehen jeweils aus einem Schrägabschnitt S1 bzw. S2 und einem Horizontalabschnitt H1 bzw. H2, wobei die Horizontalabschnitte H1, H2 beider Einzeltriebe 11, 12 aufeinander zugerichtet.The individual drives 11, 12 each consist of an inclined section S1 or S2 and a horizontal section H1 or H2, the horizontal sections H1, H2 of both individual drives 11, 12 facing each other.

Dem ansteigenden Schrägabschnitt S1 des Einzeltriebs 11 des Eingangsbereichs ist ein abfallender Förderbandabschnitt 13 zugeordnet, auf dem sich die Behälter A, B, C, D bis zu einer Bundübernahme durch den ansteigenden Schrägabschnitt S1 abstützen. The rising inclined section S1 of the single drive 11 of the The entrance area is a sloping conveyor belt section 13 assigned on which the containers A, B, C, D up to one Bundle takeover by the ascending sloping section S1 support.

Dem abfallenden Schrägabschnitt S2 des Einzeltriebs 12 des Ausgangsbereichs ist ein ansteigender Förderbandabschnitt 14 zugeordnet, auf dem sich die durch den abfallenden Schrägabschnitt am Bund 6 gehaltenen gefüllten Behälter A, B, C, D bei einem Auslauf wieder bodenseitig abstützen und übernommen werden.The sloping inclined section S2 of the individual drive 12 of the The starting area is a rising conveyor belt section 14 assigned on which is by the sloping sloping section filled container A, B, C, D held on the collar 6 support and take over again at the bottom on a spout become.

In der Füllstation 1 ist eine Rüttelklemmeinrichtung 15 mit einem pneumatischen Antriebszylinder vorgesehen, der eine Rüttelbewegung in Längs- bzw. in Förderrichtung ausführt, und zwar nach einem Festklemmen eines Behälters C in der Füllstellung nach Figur 8 durch Einziehen von seitlichen Pneumatikzylindern 31 aus der Stellung gemäß Figur 7. Obere beweglich Klemmbacken 32 klemmen dann seitlich den Bund 6 des Behälters C beidseits zusammen, wobei der Behälter ca. 3mm hoch gehoben wird. Die Geometrie gemäß Figur 8 ist insoweit nicht kontruktionsgenau dargestellt.In the filling station 1 there is a vibrating clamping device 15 a pneumatic drive cylinder provided, the one Executes shaking in the longitudinal or conveying direction, after a container C is clamped in the Filling position according to Figure 8 by drawing in from the side Pneumatic cylinders 31 from the position shown in Figure 7. Upper movable jaws 32 then clamp the collar 6 laterally of the container C together on both sides, the container approx. 3mm high. The geometry according to FIG. 8 is so far not shown in terms of construction.

Unmittelbar vor der Füllstation 1 ist für eine Vorklemmung V eine Vorklemmeinrichtung nach Art der vorgenannten Rüttelklemmung R sowie eine Behälteridentifizierungseinrichtung vorgesehen.Immediately before the filling station 1 is V for a pre-clamping a pre-clamping device in the manner of the aforementioned vibratory clamping R and a container identification device intended.

Zumindest die Behälterhöhe h, h' eines auf der Förderstrecke 3 ankommenden oder sich im Behältertrieb 4 befindlichen Behälters A, B, C, D wird durch die vorgenannte Erkennungs- bzw. Identifizierungseinrichtung (Barcode-Ablesung, Transponderlesung, Fotozelle, etc.) erkannt.At least the container height h, h 'one on the conveyor line 3 arriving or in the container drive 4 container A, B, C, D is determined by the aforementioned recognition or identification device (barcode reading, transponder reading, Photocell, etc.) recognized.

Bei Abweichung einer in einer Steuerungseinrichtung eingestellten Behälterhöhe h bzw. h' wird der erkannte Behälter mit der anderen Behälterhöhe h' bzw. h separiert, insbesondere seitlich ausgeschieden, oder das Band angehalten.If there is a deviation from one set in a control device Container height h or h 'becomes the recognized container separated with the other container height h 'or h, in particular exited laterally, or the belt stopped.

Der Fülltrichter 2 weist ein flaches kurzes Steigband 16 zum Befüllen des Trichters 2 mit Artikeln oder Schüttgut auf.The hopper 2 has a flat short riser 16 for Fill the funnel 2 with articles or bulk goods.

Der Behältertrieb 4 ist kontinuierlich angetrieben.The container drive 4 is driven continuously.

Anstelle eines raumfesten Behältertriebs 4 kann auch ein höhenversetzbarer Behältertrieb 4 im Bereich der Füllstation 1 vorgesehen sein, auf dem die Behälter A, B, C, D bodenseitig abgestützt und/oder seitlich geführt sind.Instead of a fixed container drive 4, a Height-adjustable container drive 4 in the area of the filling station 1 be provided on which the container A, B, C, D on the bottom side are supported and / or guided laterally.

Der höhenversetzbare Behältertrieb 4 besitzt zumindest einen schrägen, in der Schräge 7 verstellbaren Eingangsbereich, einen horizontalen, in der Höhe verstellbaren Mittelbereich und einen schrägen, in der Schräge 8 verstellbaren Ausgangsbereich, wobei der horizontale Mittelbereich dem Fülltrichter 2 zugeordnet ist.The height-adjustable container drive 4 has at least one sloping, in the slope 7 adjustable entrance area, a horizontal, height-adjustable middle area and an inclined exit area which can be adjusted in the incline 8, the horizontal central area of the hopper 2 is assigned.

Dieser Behältertrieb 4 kann beispielsweise ein einziger umlaufenden Fördergurt oder zwei seitliche Zahnriemen mit raumfesten Endrollen aufweisen und beim horizontalen Mittelbereich höhen- und längsverstellbare Umlenkrollen 9. 10 besitzen. Dadurch lassen sich unterschiedliche Höhen eines horizontalen Mittelbereichs bei konstanter Zahnriemen-Umlauflänge einstellen. Ist der Mittelbereich lang, ist die Höhendifferenz zu den Endrollen gering. Ist der Mittelbereich kurz, ist die Höhendifferenz groß.This container drive 4 can, for example, be a single rotating one Conveyor belt or two lateral toothed belts with fixed space Have end rollers and the horizontal middle area have height and length adjustable pulleys 9. 10. This allows different heights of a horizontal one Middle range with constant toothed belt circumferential length to adjust. If the middle area is long, the height difference is low to the end rolls. If the middle section is short, the height difference is big.

Eventuell kann auf Schrägbänder völlig verzichtet und ledigliche ein horizontaler (Mittel-)Abschnitt vorgesehen sein, der, sowie ein Behälter sich darauf befindet, nach unten oder nach oben getaktet bzw. höhenversetzt werden kann, um den Abstand a bei einem Befüllen einzustellen, und um nach einem Befüllen den Behälter wieder auf Ausgangsniveau zu takten, z. B. durch Stellmotoren und Höhensteuerung unter Verwendung von Fotozellen.Bias binding can be completely dispensed with and only a horizontal (central) section can be provided, which, as well as a container on it, is facing down or clocked up or shifted in height to adjust the distance a when filling, and by a filling to cycle the container back to the initial level, z. B. by using actuators and height control of photocells.

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  1. A method of filling containers (A, B, C, D) with articles or bulk material at a filling station (1) by means of a filling hopper (2), in which the top-open containers (A, B, C, D) are individually transported by conveyor means (3) and a separate downstream container power transporter (4) extending from a position just upstream of the filling station (1) to the filling station (1) itself and are moved to a filling position within the filling station below the filling hopper (2) and are moved away from said filling position after filling has taken place and, on leaving said filling station, are optionally returned to said conveyor means (3), characterized in that the containers (A, B, C, D) supported on their bottoms or at their sides on a vertically displaceable container power transporter (4) are individually transported along the preferably continuously driven container power transporter (4) with vertical displacement toward the filling position (1) and, irrespective of the height of the container (h, h'), are placed in the filling position below the filling hopper (2) at a specific distance (a) between the top of the container and the spatially fixed bottom of the filling hopper.
  2. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the height (h, h') of at least one container (A, B, C, D) approaching on the conveyor means (3) or located in the container power unit (4) is recognized by identification means, such as a bar code scanner, transponder reader, photoelectric cell, etc., and optionally the level of the container is adjusted via a control device by vertical displacement of the container power transporter, and if there is any deviation in the container height (h or h'), as set in a control device, the recognized container having the deviating container height (h' or h) can be removed, particularly by lateral displacement thereof.
  3. A method of filling containers (A, B, C, D) with articles or bulk material at a filling station (1) by means of a filling hopper (2), in which the top-open containers (A, B, C, D) are individually transported by conveyor means (3) and a separate downstream container power transporter (4) extending from a position just upstream of the filling station (1) to the filling station (1) itself and are moved to a filling position within the filling station below the filling hopper (2) and are moved away from said filling position after filling has taken place and, on leaving said filling station, are optionally returned to said conveyor means (3), characterized in that the containers (A, B, C, D) exhibiting a container collar (6) are entrained via said container collar onto a spatially fixed container power transporter (4) to be individually transported along the preferably continuously driven container power transporter (4) with vertical displacement toward the filling position (1) and, irrespective of the height of the container (h, h'), are placed in the filling position below the filling hopper (2) at a specific distance (a) between the top of the container and the spatially fixed bottom of said filling hopper.
  4. A method as defined in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the containers (A, B, C, D) are passed into and out of the container power transporter (4) via inclined belts or guides, and the difference in height or degree of inclination (7, 8) of said inclined belts or guides can, if necessary, be adjusted to accommodate for the vertical displacement of the containers (A, B, C, D), and between those two ends of the inclined belts which point toward each other a vertically displaceable horizontal belt section can be adjusted so as to be flush therewith.
  5. A method as defined in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the containers (A, B, C, D) are vibrator clamped (R) during filling and/or are preclamped (V) just upstream of the filling station (1), the containers (A, B, C, D) being slightly raised during vibrator clamping and/or preclamping.
  6. An assembly for filling containers (A, B, C, D) with articles or bulk material at a filling station (1) by means of a filling hopper (2), in which the top-open containers (A, B, C, D) are individually transported by conveyor means (3) and a separate downstream container power transporter (4) extending from a position just upstream of the filling station (1) to the filling station (1) itself and are moved to a filling position in the filling station below the filling hopper (2) and are moved away from said filling position after filling has taken place and, on leaving said filling station, are optionally returned to the conveyor means (3), for carrying out a method as defined in any one of claims 1, 2, 4, and 5, characterized in that a vertically displaceable container power transporter (4) is provided, on which the containers (A, B, C, D) are supported at their bottoms and/or are guided laterally.
  7. An assembly as defined in claim 6, characterized in that said vertically displaceable container power transporter (4) possesses at least one inclined, slope-adjustable entrance region (7), a horizontal vertically displaceable center region, and a slope-adjustable exit region (8), of which the horizontal center region is assigned to the filling hopper (2).
  8. An assembly as defined in claim 7, characterized in that the container power transporter (4) exhibits a single rotatory conveyor belt or two lateral cogged belts with fixed end rollers and possesses vertically and longitudinally displaceable deflection rollers (9, 10) for the horizontal center region.
  9. An assembly for filling containers (A, B, C, D) with articles or bulk material at a filling station (1) by means of a filling hopper (2), in which the top-open containers (A, B, C, D) are individually transported by conveyor means (3) and a separate downstream container power transporter (4) extending from a position just upstream of the filling station (1) to the filling station (1) itself and are moved to a filling position in the filling station below the filling hopper (2), and are moved away from said filling position after filling has taken place and, on leaving said filling station, are optionally returned to the conveyor means (3), for carrying out a method as defined in any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that a spatially fixed container power transporter (4) is provided in the region of the filling station (1), which container power transporter entrains the containers (A, B, C, D) by their collars (6).
  10. An assembly as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that the container power transporter (4) is composed of two in-line rotatory power transporters (11, 12) each having a drive unit (13, 14), of which one of said individual power transporters (11) is assigned to the entrance region and the other individual power transporter (12) is assigned to the filling region and optionally the exit region of the filling station (1), and that each of said individual power transporters (11, 12) comprises an inclined section (S1 or S2) and a horizontal section (H1, H2), the horizontal sections (H1, H2) of the two individual power transporters (11, 12) being in alignment.
  11. An assembly as defined in claim 10, characterized in that the upwardly sloping inclined section (S1) of the individual power transporter (11) in the entrance region is associated with a downwardly sloping conveyor belt section (13) on which the containers (A, B, C, D) are supported until they are entrained by their collars by the upwardly sloping inclined section (S1), and/or the downwardly sloping inclined section (S2) of said individual power transporter (12) in the exit region is associated with an upwardly sloping conveyor belt section (14), on which the loaded containers (A, B, C, D) held by their collars (6) by the downwardly sloping inclined section are again supported at their bottoms to be entrained thereby.
  12. An assembly as defined in any one of claims 6 to 11, characterized in that there is provided at the filling station (1) a vibrator clamping device (R) and/or at a position just upstream of the filling station (1) a preclamping device (V).
  13. An assembly as defined in any one of claims 6 to 12, characterized in that means for container identification are provided.
  14. An assembly as defined in any one of claims 6 to 13, characterized in that the filling hopper (2) has a flat and preferably short inclined belt (16) for charging the filling hopper with articles.
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